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The Leonard N. Stern School of Business Graduate Convocation Ceremony took place on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Radio City Music Hall.

On Tuesday, May 15, the Center for Real Estate Finance Research, led by Professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, held its inaugural conference.

As part of a new annual tradition, NYU Stern faculty and guests gathered to celebrate a number of recent faculty accomplishments across the School.

The winners of this year’s NYU Stern Entrepreneurs Challenge received more than $200,000 in seed money and in-kind support. After pitching their venture ideas, the five winning teams, each led by NYU students, were chosen by a panel of judges from the venture capital, technology and social enterprise sectors.

Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures, Alexis Ohanian of Reddit and Billy Chasen of Turntable.fm participated in a panel discussion at NYU Stern to discuss some of the complex issues surrounding recent legislative proposals in the area of online intellectual property.

Leading academics and practitioners gathered for a conference on “Comovement of Volatilities, Returns and Tails,” this spring, organized by Stern’s Volatility Institute, led by Nobel Laureate and Professor Robert Engle.

The third annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, hosted at NYU Stern, honored several leading disruptive innovators who have impacted the worlds of business, technology, arts and entertainment. Founder of Twitter and Square Jack Dorsey and Room to Read founder John Wood received the Lifetime Achievement awards. Other honorees ranged from pop star Justin Bieber and Rick Rubin, who founded Def Jam Records in his NYU dorm room, to Steven A. Curley for his advances in cancer treatments and Dr. Patricia Bath, the first person to demonstrate Laserphaco cataract surgery.

On April 26, NYU Stern’s Association of Hispanic and Black Business Students (AHBBS) and NYU Wagner’s Black Student Alliance (BSA) co-hosted Maggie Anderson, author of "Our Black Year: One Family's Quest to Buy Black in America's Racially Divided Economy" (published by PublicAffairs, February 2012).

Stern’s annual Passport Day will be held on Thursday, April 26th, as MBA students from all cultural backgrounds share their rich heritage with fellow classmates.

In an April 23rd, 2012 plenary to the NYU Stern UC Class of 2015, Professor Arun Sundararajan describes India's fascinating digital identity initiative, shares video clips of his conversations with UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani, and outlines a research program with Professor Ravi Bapna and ISB Hyderabad that will measure the socioeconomic impact of the UID over the coming decade.

The Stern Center for Global Economy and Business presents Dr. Ewald Nowotny, Governor of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank and Member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank. Governor Nowotny will discuss “Monetary Issues - The European View.”

The second annual EEX Summit, themed “Build Something,” focused on the brainstorming phase of a venture life cycle. The event featured speakers Dan Porter, CEO of OMGPOP, and John Maloney, president at Tumblr,

Scholars from across the country and around the world gathered to share the latest research in the field of network economics at the 2012 Networks, Electronic Commerce and Telecommunications (NET) Institute conference, held in partnership with NYU Stern’s Center for Global Economy and Business.

On April 20, the NYU Stern Latin American Business Association (LABA) held its third annual conference, “The Latin American Decade: Emerging Challenges and New Opportunities.” The conference closed with a fireside chat, titled, “Using Reform Zones to Change Norms and Law,” with Professor Paul Romer and Octavio Sanchez, the Chief of Staff to the President of Honduras. The two speakers discussed Professor Romer’s charter city concept and the economic and political climate in Honduras.

“Unlocking the value of social media is difficult,” said John Bell, global managing director of Social@Ogilvy, who estimates that just 20 percent of businesses receive 80 percent of potential benefits from social media. As part of NYU Stern’s Center for Measurable Marketing Speaker Series, Bell shared a sales impact study on the value of integrated social media marketing this spring.

On April 19, as part of their Student Luncheon Lecture Series, the NYU Pollack Center for Law and Business hosted Preet Bharara, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York who manages the investigation and litigation of all criminal and civil cases filed on behalf of the United States in New York, Bronx, Westchester, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Sullivan counties.

First year NYU Stern MBA students Jen Hayes, Maria Medina and Stacey Anker (not pictured) were awarded First Place in the 2012 Macy's MBA Challenge. The winning team members took home a $1,000 prize and were invited to Macy's headquarters to present their case to various executives from Macy's Inc. including Martine Reardon, Chief Marketing Officer, and Terry Lundgren, Chief Executive Officer.

Join fellow alumni and business leaders on April 17, 2012, at the New York Public Library for our Annual Haskins Award Dinner. This year's dinner celebrates and recognizes the contributions of our Chairman's Circle, Haskins Founders, Haskins Benefactors, and Haskins Investors, and the 2012 Charles Waldo Haskins Award recipient Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, City of New York.

NYU Stern’s Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation hosted Alex Osterwalder, co-author of Business Model Generation, as part of the Himelberg Speaker Series this Spring. Osterwalder shared insights on how to develop a disruptive business model. His Business Model Canvas, a tool to visualize, challenge and reinvent business models, is used by leading organizations around the world.

Dean Peter Henry, with current MBA students and faculty, rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in Times Square in New York City.

Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Paul Volcker spoke with a group of more than 100 students at the seventh annual Haitkin Lecture, organized by Stern’s Business & Society Program Area. Looking at the prospects for financial reform, Volcker underscored the importance of government oversight in today’s markets and stressed the critical role of internal controls in banks.

NYU students walked the red carpet this month at the ProMotion Pictures Gala to celebrate the University’s 2011-2012 partnership with SUBWAY® and Content & Co. Through the ProMotion Pictures Program, graduate students from the Stern and Tisch Schools joined forces to produce branded entertainment as part of the Subway Fresh Artists™ Challenge. Hosted at the Tribeca Cinemas, the event featured screenings of two winning web series, produced by NYU students.

Join fellow alumni and business leaders on April 3, 2012, at The Bowery Hotel for our inaugural Haskins Cocktail Reception. This event celebrates and recognizes the contributions of our Haskins Partners, Haskins Fellows, and Young Haskins Partner Associates.

Jeff Zucker, former president and CEO of NBC Universal, spoke to a group of MBA students through NYU Stern’s Leadership Luncheon Series, coordinated by the School’s Leadership Development Team.

The First Annual Stern Hedge Fund Association (SHFA) Summit, themed "Headwinds and Tailwinds: Capitalizing on Volatile Markets," will provide a forum for leaders within the hedge fund and alternative investment industries to discuss opportunities and challenges facing investors in the post-2008 financial environment.